Maggie Cao, a sophomore, has been awarded an all‐expense‐paid summer study trip to Germany. She was selected as a national winner after scoring in the 99 percentile on the Level 3 2018 National German Exam for High School Students sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG).

For the third time since the competition began four years ago, New Trier High School students are heading to the National Japan Bowl in Washington, D.C., after taking first place at the Illinois Japan Bowl on March 10 at North Central College in Naperville.

On March 2, a group of German language students from New Trier attended German High School Day at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where they achieved great success! The students were very motivated this year, according to NT German teacher Venera Stabinksy, who said German language students are offered the opportunity to participate on a volunteer basis.

At the heart of language learning is the ability to communicate, whether it be person to person, in writing, or through the reading of literature. Communication promotes understanding, acceptance, and respect for others.

The process of learning to comprehend, speak, read, and write another language develops insight into the nature of language as well as connections to other disciplines.

Learning another language prepares students to be citizens of the global community by developing an awareness and appreciation of other cultures.

As students become immersed in learning other languages and their cultures, they begin to understand how others view the world. Language learning encourages students to commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion, and lives to the service of humanity.